These are the best 50 public high schools for athletics in Michigan, report says

Saline takes the field through a large inflated helmet before the game. Saline beat Skyline, 24-21, at Saline High School on Friday, September 9, 2016. Melanie Maxwell | The Ann Arbor News

Sam Meads | smeads@mlive.com

By Sam Meads | smeads@mlive.com

Three Ann Arbor-area schools made the top ten in a new survey ranking the best public schools for athletes in the state of Michigan.

The survey,compiled by Niche, ranked schools based on parent/student surveys on sports, number of sports offered at the school, boys athletic participation, expenses per student and girls athletic participation.

The parent/student surveys were heavily emphasized, accounting for 50 percent of the total grade. Number of sports offered accounted for 20 percent and the other factors accounted 10 percent each. Niche did a report for each state and compiled an overall national ranking.

The survey did not include private schools.

Here are the top 50 in Michigan with school location and overall Niche Grade.

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Rochester Adams 2016 guard #5 Spencer Littleson looks for an open teammate in his game against Stoney Creek Friday night at Adams, March 11, 2016. (Tanya Moutzalias | MLive Detroit)